Corset



March 30 1926.

K. E. CUNNINGHAM I CORSET Filed Jui 23, 1925 IIYVENZ'OR A TT ORNE Y 9Fig.

Patented Mar. 30, 1926.

UNITE-D STATES PATENT OFFICE.

KATHERINE E. CUNNINGHAM, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE E. W.'GOSSARID 00., OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

consul.

Application filed July 23, 1925. Serial No. 45,534.

To all whom it-maiy concern:

Be it known that I, KATHE'RINE E. CUN- NINGHAM, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and

resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Corsets, of which thefollowing is a specification.

Thisinvention relates to corsets and has for its object to provide alight weight garment fitting snugly above and below the hips and stayingin place on/the figure w1thout the aid of hose supporters, yetcomfortable, and not impeding body movement.

The invention is especially suitable for persons wearing rolled hosewhere it is 1mpossible to hold down the corset by garters.

attached between the corset and the hose.

' Corsets have generally depended upon 4 hose supporters pullingdownwardto flatten out body curves and hold the garmentm place. Vith.the present practice of wearing rolled hose the old hose supporterswould be impracticable and band garters cannot of course hold the corsetin place.

light weight corset resembling a girdle is provided to give the desiredfit, shaping of the figure, and maintenance of position wlthout the. useof hose supporters.

including longitudinally inserted elasticity above and below the hips,"in combination with ban'ds passing between the legs adjacent the crotchfor laterally pulling in'the lower outer portions of the corset.

Referring to the drawings, r Fig. 1 is a perspective View of the corset,FFig. 2 is a section on the line 2 f of ig. 1. i FFig. 3 is a sectionon" the line 3Zf of ig. 1'. J

Fig 4.- is a section on the linel -4 of Fig. 1.

.Fig. 5

1. he corset or girdle of this invention comprises front and rearlongitudinally e'x tending inelastic portions 10- and 12 respec: Itively, between which areplaced side elastic sections 11 of wovenfabric. As illustrated,

is a sectionon the line 5' a of the side elastic sectionsll extend fromthe top to the bottom of the corsetin order to provide sufficientinserted elasticity to afl'ord the proper adjustment and fitsubstantially from top to bottom of'the corset. stiffenwidth and giveacloser rear fit and flattens According to this invention, acomfortable,

This is ac- 30 complished by having cut away body portions ingmeanscomprising a pair of short light stays 16 may be embodied in the uppercentral portion of thefront non-elastic portion 10 to increase theflattening effect across the, front. The lower central portions of thefront and rear sections are cut away from the bottom to slightly abovethe crotch at 17 and '18 respectively, for convenience and comfort. Thelower rear portion 12 is provided with darts. 19 and 20 to narrow itsing effect. To prevent unduly stretching the upper portion in drawing iton, the hooks and eyes 14 and 1-5 respectively or other fastening meansare used. If desired, the fastenings 14 and 15 can extend from toptobottom at any desired plac 13 are leg bands secured between the frontand roanv cut away portions 17 and 18 on each side. As shown in Fig. 1,the leg bands 13 are tapered so as-to be narrowest at their middleportions with their lower edges forming substantial continuations of thebottom edges of the portions 10 and 11 and their upper edges inclined tofit the natural contour of the body. In addition to thus exerting alateral inward pull, to effect close fit, of the low r outer portionsand to fit the crotch contour, the ends of the bands attached to. theedges of the cut away portions tend to flatten and hold the latter down.4

By this invention, a self-fittin girdle type corset is provided whichislig t, oomfortable and convenient. Also the disad vantages anddiscomforts ofall-elastic reducing corsets or irdles are eliminat d byusing only enoug inserted elasticity so placed as to provide thenecessary stretch in putting on and taking off, and the desired fit tohold it in place. By co-operation of the leg bands attached at thecutaway portions to the elastic and inelastic body,

,the desired flattening'of the abdomen and 'comprising longitudinalinelastic portions extending substantially the full length of the corsetand having elastic inserted substantially from top to bottom of thecorset" such as to effect the. desired fit when stretched, the front andrear portions of Y the corset extending respectively across the abdomenand across the buttocks, each portion being cut away at and below thecrotch, and an inner leg-band on each side adjacent the crotch fixedlysecured to the front and rear cut away portions to effect close fitbelow the hipsby laterally pulling in the lower outer portions of thecorset, said bands and saidelastic co-operating to cause the garment tocompletely fit from top to bottom and to normally remain in position.

2. A girdle like corset shaped to closely fit the lower body below thewaist to and around the upper thighs below the-crotch comprising frontand 'rear inelastic p0r-' tions and longitudinal side elastic sectionsextending substantially the full length of. the corset to effect thedesired fit when stretched, the front and rear portions of the corsetextending respectively across the abdomen and acrossthe buttocks, eachportion being cut away 'at and below the crotch, and an inner leg bandon each side adjacent the crotch, connecting the front and rear cut awayportions to effect close fit below the hips by laterally pulling in thelower outer portions of the corset, said bands and said elastic sectionsco-operating to cause the garment to completely, fit from top to bottomand to normally remain in position.

3. A girdle like corset shaped to closely fit the lower body below thewaist to and around the upper thighs below the crotch comprising frontand rear inelastic portions and longltudinal side elastic sectionsextending substantially the full length of the corset to effect thedesired fit when stretched, the front and rear portions of the corsetextending respectively across the abdomen and across the buttocks, eachportion being cut away at and below the crotch, and an inner leg band oneach side adjacent the crotch connecting the front and rear cut awayportions, said bands having relativel wide attaching ends and narrowinterme iate portions fitting the body contour whereby in conjunctionwith said elastic sections to laterally pull in the lower outer portionsof the corset and cause the garment to completely fit from top to bottomand to normally remain in position.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,this 22nd day of July A. D. 1925.

KATHERINE E. CUNNINGHAM.

